Who got your seat?

At first I gave the seat on the bus to the man with the two kids but then I changed my seat on the bus to the pregnant lady.

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Olivia @ the BNC05 Sep 2018

Hi amazing_blackcurrant! Well done for being the first BNC member to write a post on the new site! It's good to hear that you have had some ideas about this activity from session one and it's interesting to hear that you changed your mind. Why did you decide to give the seat to the pregnant lady? I would like to hear you reason for this and to see what other BNC members thought about this activity!

Hi Tiff, I do not think that treating people fairly and equally are the same. If we were to treat them equally then every person would either get a seat or none would get one. To treat people fairly then the person who needs it most would get the seat. In my opinion this should be the elderly person because they are most at risk of falling over and getting injured. The pregnant lady may get tired but she is not ill or at risk. The man with the two children and the one with the broken leg could hold on to the bar so they could manage.

You've been awarded a star for this comment. You responded directly to my question (which is great for developing discussion) and you very clearly explained the difference between fair and equal using the task to give good reasons.

Treating people equally is the same as treating people fairly.You shouldn’t treat some differently just because they’re a different skin colour;different religion or because they have a different opinion.We all have the right to a voice and to be heard.

I would give my seat to the pregnant lady because one she is pregnant two because the baby is heavy and she probably has tired legs and three we don’t know how many baby’s she has got in her stomach she might have triplets!!!

I would give my seat to the pregnant lady because one she is pregnant two because the baby is heavy and she probably has tired legs and three we don’t know how many baby’s she has got in her stomach she might have triplets

I personally agree with you, because the older lady is at a greater risk as she is of older age, therefore making her more vulnerable to injury herself if she does happen to fall over. As well as that the majority of older people have illnesses (such as parkinsons) which makes them more wobbly on their feet.
Also, the man with crutches could hold onto the side with one hand and his crutches with the other hand, to make him more balanced.
The man with two children can hold onto the side with one hand (along with the children) and/or hold hands with the children, and make a chain if they are to small/he feels more comfortable to do so.
Although the pregnant woman is carrying some extra weight, that does not make her anymore weaker than she already was before, therefore she can also hold onto the side.

Alternatively, if you saw that the other people were sitting down on the bus that could potentially give up their seat, you could always ask them to give up their seat too. Despite that other people can argue against that saying that they might have an injury/illness that is not noticeable to the human eye.

I agree on your idea of the pregnant lady but why did you chose them? I chose the man on crutches because he was in pain -as you could see he had a frown on his face- he also looked uncomfortable. Yet after reading other posts and looking at other peoples points of views I would now give my seat to the pregnant lady because she is at risk to not only hurting herself but hurting her baby as well.

My seat went to the pregnant woman because if she fell on her belly she may give the baby a miss carriage and also she could be really tired with achy legs and could faint.She will also have a sore back

I think that all of the victims deserve a seat in my right mind , but personally the man with the crutches has balance with them and the elderly lady has a walking stick , and yes the man has two children with him , but he has perfect balance with no broken bones and no weaker legs , which makes me fall over to the pregnant lady , I think she does deserve the seat because , if an emergency happens she could collapse and damage the baby and hurt her self ! Overall : the pregnant lady